Minting

Description and Travel

Minting is both a village and a parish, six miles northwest of Horncastle. Gautby parish lies to the south and Baumber parish to the east. The parish covers about 2,600 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1863.
  
  
• The church seats about 150 people.
  
  
• A photograph of Saint Andrew's Church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photograph of Saint Andrew's Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1562.
  
  
• The LFHS has published several marriage indexes for the Horncastle Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists built two chapels here in 1838. Check our Non-Conformist Church Records page for additional resources.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Wragby sub-district of the Horncastle Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1873.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer 273 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Gartree Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• A charity was established by George ASHTON, date unknown, of the interest from £80 annually.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Horncastle Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	190
1811	192
1821	270
1831	301
1841	280
1851	408
1871	406
1881	347
1891	336
1901	335
1911	262
1921	206

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Schools

• A school was erected here in 1851, but abandoned when the new school was built.
  
  
• The school erected in 1876 could accomodate 100 children. Attendance in 1912 was only 50.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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